I really didn't want to burn it.

Li Ang waved his hand, denying it with a forced smile.

[Host, you're really an animal!]

Despite not being able to see the pop-up, DD's thoughts were the same as the system's.

Under the pressure of DD's gaze, Li Ang could only reluctantly put down his hand that was rubbing his kidneys—the wound DD had poked him in less than half a second was already healed by Li Ang; he had just been pretending to be pitiful.

"Master, do we really want to help that androgynous guy?"

Seeing that Li Ang had stopped joking around, DD asked about the serious matter.

"Well...we'll see."

Li Ang answered casually.

As a spy planted in Ti Ma's camp, Li Ang did not have the idea of ​​defecting so quickly.

There was nothing he could do; the pressure that Ti Ma was putting on Li Ang was too much, and he couldn't think of a way to defeat her.

"Master, is the [Three Goddess Alliance] difficult to deal with?"

Seeing the troubled look on Li Ang's face, DD asked worriedly.

"Well... more or less."

The real challenge of the "Three Goddess Alliance" is never the three women in the public eye, but the one hidden behind them.

If it were just the three goddesses, Gilgamesh could handle it himself.

However, doing so will only cause Tiamat to awaken prematurely, at which point everyone in Uruk except Gilgamesh himself will die.

This result is tantamount to the burning away of human reason.

Gilgamesh, who possessed the best clairvoyance, also foresaw this outcome, which is why he chose to fight a frontal battle and prolong the fight until the Chaldea side arrived.

Li Ang shared a similar thought with Gilgamesh: since Tiamat was too powerful, they naturally had to find a way to bypass her.

From this perspective, Li Ang naturally felt that the original storyline was a safer option.

Although a certain captain, whose name cannot be mentioned, attempted to clear the Uruk Singularity without waking up Tiamat.

But Li Ang, unaware of the specifics, dared not gamble.

"So, are we just going to wander around aimlessly like this?" DD asked Li Ang, who was deep in thought.

"No, I need to find someone, no, a god."

Leon replied.

"Mourning System, are you sure this timeline wasn't originally Type-Moon, right?"

Li Ang confirmed with the mourning system once again.

[Host, you've asked this 24 times already. This system will answer you one last time: none of the timelines you've traversed were originally part of the Type-Moon universe. This timeline was originally the world of Mesopotamian mythology, only it was corrupted by Type-Moon.]

The golden pop-up window shook wildly in front of Li Ang, expressing its impatience.

"Very well, let's continue."

"Wait a minute, Master." DD grabbed Li Ang's arm. "Who are we going to find?"

"Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld."

"Who is that?"

DD tilted his head.

"You... just think of Hades from Mesopotamian mythology."

Although there were significant problems with this statement, Li Ang still used the simplest and most easily understood method to introduce the mistress of the underworld in this time and space to the maid.

"What do you want with that goddess?" DD asked suspiciously. "Could it be another one of your old flames, like that Flower Goddess?"

“Of course not! I have never communicated with any deities in this timeline!” Li Ang retorted loudly. “I only sought her out to confirm a few things.”

"Really?"

"real!"

Li Ang said affirmatively.

This time, Li Ang wasn't lying. If this timeline was indeed the one where he built his ship and experienced the great flood, then he really hadn't had much interaction with anyone.

Li Ang went to see Ai Lei not to reminisce, nor because of the plot of Chapter Seven, but to confirm some of the mythological content.

Because of the seventh chapter of FGO, Leon had also studied Mesopotamian mythology.

Although I'm not an expert, I've read several versions of the interpretation.

Compared to Greek mythology, Mesopotamian mythology is significantly simpler.

This is largely because the Mesopotamian civilization is so ancient that very little has been left behind. This also results in many stories in Mesopotamian mythology being incomplete and confusing to readers.

Even the most famous Epic of Gilgamesh cannot be fully reconstructed because important parts of the original 12 clay tablets are missing.

Fortunately, this story is so famous and holds a very high position in the Mesopotamian civilization system that, in addition to the original clay tablets, there are many other versions, including those from Sumer, Hittites, Hulits, and Elamites.

Although the different versions of the story differ in details, the general content is similar.

It tells the story of Gilgamesh's life, from his birth, becoming king, his tyranny, his initial conflict with Enkidu, his angering the gods which led to Enkidu's death, his search for the elixir of immortality, to his eventual return to Uruk empty-handed.

Li Ang's first impression after reading this epic was that it might be the oldest Versailles literature ever written.

Because at the end of the original myth, when Gilgamesh gave up his delusional pursuit of eternity and returned to Uruk, he sat on the throne knowing that he would be tormented by the thought of death forever.

Gilgamesh could only find a moment of peace when he saw the great feat he had created: over there lay the eternal walls of Uruk.

Well, this epic tells the story of Gilgamesh's pursuit of immortality, and concludes with the theme—human beings cannot live forever, but Your Majesty can build walls.

When Li Ang perused the genealogy of emperors, the literary flavor of Versailles became even stronger, because the records in the genealogy of emperors stated that Gilgamesh's father was only a high priest, and his most crucial achievement in becoming king was the construction of the walls of Uruk.

Indeed, boasting and showing off are innate human instincts.

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PS: Although the Epic of Gilgamesh records that Gilgamesh's father was a king and that he himself was a demigod.

However, in the "Genealogy of Kings" which records the kings of Uruk, he is the son of the high priest.

Nevertheless, Gilgamesh was one of the most outstanding kings of Uruk.

According to records, his greatest contribution to the country was the construction of the city walls.

From this perspective, it's quite reasonable for the Epic of Gilgamesh to boast about the city walls at the end.

As for the stark difference in Liu Bang's identity between mythology and history... just think about how the Records of the Grand Historian describes his birth. ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Chapter 187 Red A: That woman has finally gone mad.

The Mesopotamian underworld is much harder to find than the Greek underworld because its mythology does not provide a precise address like the Greek underworld.

Of course, it could also be said that the Mesopotamian underworld did not have a fixed location; it was underground.

Getting to the Underworld is easy, but finding Ereshkigal in such a vast area is the problem.

Even if he found the corresponding location based on the description in the myth, Li Ang doubted whether he would still be there if he went to the underworld.

It's important to know that after Ereshkigal was summoned, she kept moving the Underworld towards Uruk.

Several months have passed since the goddess summoned her, and who knows where Ereshkigal moved the underworld to?

Fortunately, Li Ang had his own solutions.

Since we can't find the goddess of the underworld herself, we can look for people who are related to her.

For example, the sister of the goddess of the underworld.

Whether in the mythology or in Chapter Seven, the game's passion, Ishtar actively travels to the underworld to find Ereshkigal, indicating that she knows Ereshkigal's exact location.

Even if you don't know, it doesn't matter. Ereshkigal will appear outside the underworld at night by borrowing her sister's body.

In short, once you find Ishtar, the way to meet Ereshkigal becomes much simpler.

Moreover, Ishtar's coordinates are much easier to find than the elusive underworld; the seventh chapter clearly states that this goddess lives on Mount Ebif.

Having fixed coordinates made things much easier, and Li Ang led DD directly towards Mount Ebifu.

Although the Mesopotamian plain was not peaceful at this time, due to the influence of Gorgon, all kinds of monsters ravaged the plain.

It's alright inside Uruk, but outside the city walls in the territory of the Three Goddesses, ordinary people can't survive for long at all.

Fortunately, neither Li Ang nor DD were ordinary people; these low-level monsters were no match for them.

Even Li Ang himself didn't have to lift a finger; DD took care of all the monsters by himself.

Leon preferred to use his identity as "King's Servant" to protect himself from monster attacks.

Unfortunately, these monsters didn't have the brains to fight, so he had to kill all his maids and use them as food supplies.

"This is it."

Li Ang looked at the narrow mountain path and wiped the sweat from his face.

After several days of travel, Li Ang finally found Mount Ebifu.

DD, stroking his chin, asked, "Master, are you sure that goddess named Ishtar is here?"

“Yes,” Li Ang nodded. “I remember the story was set right here.”

"Is it……"

DD stared at Li Ang with a complicated expression.

The fact that they went straight for this mountain from the beginning made DD have some doubts about Li Ang.

"You remember such a small thing so clearly, Master, you wouldn't happen to have feelings for that goddess, would you?"

DD raised his eyebrows.

"Cough cough!"

Li Ang coughed heavily twice.

"Owner?"

Forced by DD's gaze, Li Ang had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I am a man after all... There will always be pretty girls who are interested. Back then, how could I have known about the current situation?"

"Heh. You're not interested in pretty girls anymore?"

DD chuckled twice, unconvinced by Li Ang's explanation.

"Of course I'm interested, otherwise why would I fall for such a cute little maid?"

Li Ang smiled, then suddenly reached out and pulled DD into his arms.

"Master, what do you want to do?"

DD said that, but she took the initiative to wrap her arms around the man's neck.

Li Ang wrapped his arms around the waist of her maid dress and gently rubbed them.

"Speak, Master, what are you going to do?"

DD looked down at its master's face with a smile.

"nothing."

Li Ang's gaze was somewhat unfocused.

He was the one who took the initiative, so how did it suddenly become that this girl took the initiative?

"It's nothing, Master, why are you hugging me?"

DD didn't mind being a little closer to Li Ang at all; she even took the initiative to get closer to him.

Anyway, after so many days, they haven't seen a single person in the desolate wilderness, so they don't have to worry about being spied on.

Li Ang had the same idea. His hand slowly slid down, kneading the maid's firm thighs through her skirt.

"As expected... Master, you'll always love my legs."

DD whispered in Li Ang's ear, his words filled with pride.

Li Ang didn't say much. He slightly opened his lips and kissed the maid's lips.